Loving the story of Husko. :)
So happy you found each other.
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Sharlene and molly muffin
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Loving the story of Husko. :)
So happy you found each other.
You can create an album for Husko on here and directly upload your photos to it.
It's under your profile. Let us know if you need any help with it.
Sharlene and molly muffin
A week later I found Lemmy while taking Husko for a walk...
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6442
he followed me home...
I thought i would neuter/vaccinate him and give him for adoption...
Lemmy being a young devil had other plans...
He would be a handful to most people and I feared he wouldn't find a proper home so...our family grew...
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6439http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6438http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6441
I thought it would be better if they had each other and played...
Actually Husko always was a bit of a 'prince' and ignored all dogs as if they weren't there...
Lemmy wanted to play and annoyed Husko all the time...they sometimes played though...playing always stopped when Husko bit&grabbed Lemmy by his ear and bring him to me while Lemmy whined...
Loving Husko and families story. The pictures are great! thank you
Sharlene and molly muffin
Husko never liked water and thunders.
It was funny and cute how he left the balcony and came near my bed to sleep whenever a thunder struck...
I also remember feeling puzzled seeing him go near a lake and stepping in water ,as he hated being bathed, only to see him appear behind the bushes with a duck in his teeth...:eek:
(of course i managed to release the duck and set her free)
One time he lunged at someones face (actually the sandwhich in front of his mouth) and I panicked and shouted hard at him...also implemented the Cesar Millan 'bite to the neck' in order he NEVER does this again...I was scared someone might sue us and he'd be euthanized...never did anything remotely similar thankfully...
btw, first year both were fed 'Bosch adult' then 'Cibau adult' ,all 2012 both were fed 'Orijen adult/senior' (funds improved) and early 2013 'Applaws adult'...summer 2013 onwards is a future story...
On September 19th i took him to the vet and he was diagnosed with erlichiosis...(refused to eat his normal food and only accepted raw Turkey for 3 days...thought he was just getting picky...than on the 4rth day refused anything and in a very bad mood so i took his temperature and it was 42 Celsius...went to the vent first thing in the morning the next day)...all went well after 2 shots (days apart) and a month of Vibramycin (if i remember correctly).
Days/weeks/months passed...going for walks...hanging at the park with some friends ,many times all night long during the summer.
Though I am regretting now and feel guilty for every single walk or even minute of walks not had because of bad weather or being dead-tired from work...
I should mention that 90%-95% of our walks were during night-time after work.
Both finally got microchipped on the 10nth April 2012 and their annual vaccines on the 24th April 2012 (Huskos' last due to age and after rescent research probably Lemmys' last too...).
Of course every 3-4 months a pill of Dolpac was given...
Should mention that Husko had gone from 19kg (42lbs) when found, to an overweight 29kg(64lbs) in 2012 , to 26kg(57lbs) in February 2013 and still a bit overweight...
These are from New Years Eve 2011>2012...one of my better memories...
a quiet family time (actually just Husko,Lemmy, mother and me in the kitchen)...and the biggest bone-treats i could afford...
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6458http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6457
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6460http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6459
btw, have I mentioned huskies shed? :)
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6461
Iraklis:
I am loving this story you are painting in my mind about these dogs. I loved looking at the pictures. Beautiful babies, and looked happy outside. Thank you for giving me a glimpse into your world, Blessings
Patti
Forgot...it snowed here in Athens on February 2012...
some of my favorite pictures are from this day...
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6446http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6445http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6444
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6447http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6449http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6448
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6452http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6451http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6450http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6455http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6454http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6453
Some pictures from 2012
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6463
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6464
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6462
Last picture of 2012
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6456
Late December 2012 I lost my job due to the current economic crisis...
Even though i took the unemployment benefit for 2013 , 360euros a month to help support a 4 person (brother working but rarely contributing and mother has a part time job paying next to nothing...father is a lazy prick...) & 2 dog family is very difficult...
I went into depression...spending all day playing PC games and watching movies all day long...for almost 2 months...
Finally got over it ,but no jobs were anywhere to be found for months...
I got both my furbabies checked at the vet middle of February 2013. According to the vet Husko was ''turbo-healthy'' considering his was probably 10yo at the time...
These are the ''off'' Low or High numbers i see...
WBC L 5,16 * 10^3 cells/μL
MCV H 77,0 fL
MCHC L 30,2 q/dL
CHCM L 30,0 q/dL
RDW L 11,8 %
WBC L
Neut 66,8% L
Mono 3,4% L
MACRO +
HYPO ++
Iraklis:
Love the picture of them lying beside one another. Did you have an ACTH test done? Blessings
Patti
Since almost the start of 2013 i was taking them on 5-15min ''bicycle-walks/jogs/runs'' almost every other night in order for Husko to drop some weight...
I eventually noticed a slow decline in Huskos' endurance...considering he was probably 10yo.
Come March i stopped it completely because i didn't want to do harm to Husko by making him jog/run...he was clearly not enjoying it.
These are maybe the last pictures of Husko healthy (late April)...
http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6466http://www.k9cushings.com/forum/pict...pictureid=6465
Looking back, i remember bathing him in May and noticing his skull had a bit less muscle mass on the top...(he always hated the bath so i only bathed him 2-3 times a year ,but used a vinegar-wet towel every 1-2months)...figured my baby is just getting older...
Can't remember when exactly i noticed he couldn't jump anymore for treats...maybe as far back as 2012...
He slowly seemed to loose strength in his hind legs...
By early June he sometimes needed a tiny gentle touch of help to stand up...
So...just to be safe...we went to the vet...
A visit i will always regret for the rest of my life...